Star Wars Creator George Lucas is fighting back against relentless attacks from the left, who claim his space opera is “racist” and misogynistic.
For many years, awakened people have been Star Wars Lucas has criticised the Cannes Film Festival for lacking “diversity”, having too many white men and downplaying female characters, but at a reception at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival after winning the prestigious Palme d’Or on Saturday, Lucas finally dismissed those criticisms, calling them unfounded.
Lucas was thrilled to receive the award, but admitted he never expected to receive this kind of recognition. To tell“Obviously, we have a lot of fans, but we’re not making award-winning movies like Star Wars.” People Magazine report.
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He also admitted that making money was only at the back of his mind when he first got into the industry: “To be honest, we weren’t really interested in making money. We were interested in making movies,” he said.
Lucas also said: Star Wars He strongly disagrees, arguing that films made between 1977 and 2005 lack “diversity.”
“They’d say, ‘Everyone’s white. Most of the people are aliens!'” Lucas Saidaccording to variety.
They also disagreed that he was promoting any kind of white supremacist message.
“The idea is to accept people as they are, big and hairy or green or whatever,” he continued. “The idea is that all people are equal.”
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He also noted that the only characters in his films who actually face discrimination are the oft-maligned droids, and said it was a conscious choice, but he believes the same will happen in the real world as robots become more commonplace in society.
“This is saying that people are always going to discriminate in some way, and sooner or later, it’s going to happen,” he explained. “So, we’re already starting to say with AI, ‘I can’t trust that robot.’
Either way, Lucas refuted the claim that “diversity” doesn’t exist. Star Wars.
“The first one had some dark-skinned Tunisians in it,” he explained, “and the second one had Billy Williams. [prequels]They criticized it, but I had Sam Jackson. He wasn’t a bad guy like Lando. He was one of the best Jedi around.”
He also slammed the assertion that female characters are inferior to their male counterparts, adding, “Who do you think are the heroes in these stories?”
“Who do you think Princess Leia is?” he asked incredulously. “She’s the leader of the rebellion, the one who’s trying to save the rebellion with these buffoons, this young kid who knows nothing and this loudmouth know-it-all guy who can’t do anything.”
Subsequent films also feature strong women, he said, noting, “The same with Queen Amidala. You don’t just put a woman in trousers and make her a hero. They can wear a dress, they can wear whatever they want. It’s their intelligence and their ability to think, plan and act logically. That’s what makes them heroes.”
Lucas a long time ago Star Wars He transferred the franchise to the Disney Corporation and is no longer directly involved in the production of new TV series or films.
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